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sustentation

[ suhs-tuhn-tey-shuhn ]
/ ˌsʌs tənˈteɪ ʃən /
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noun
maintenance in being or activity; the sustaining of life through vital processes.
provision with means or funds for upkeep.
means of sustaining life; sustenance.
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Origin of sustentation

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin sustentātiōn- (stem of sustentātiō) an upholding, equivalent to sustentāt(us) (past participle of sustentāre, frequentative of sustinēre to sustain) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM sustentation

sus·ten·ta·tion·al, adjectivesus·ten·ta·tive [suhs-tuhn-tey-tiv, suh-sten-tuh-tiv], /ˈsʌs tənˌteɪ tɪv, səˈstɛn tə tɪv/, adjectiveself-sus·ten·ta·tion, noun

Words nearby sustentation

sustainer, sustaining pedal, sustaining program, sustenance, sustentacular, sustentation, sustentation fund, sustention, sustineo alas, susu, susurrant
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Words related to sustentation

care, conservancy, control, maintenance, management, protection, supervision, existence, income, job, livelihood, conservation, safeguarding, safety, security, storage, deliverance, emancipation, liberation, pardon

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British Dictionary definitions for sustentation

sustentation
/ (ˌsʌstɛnˈteɪʃən) /
noun
a less common word for sustenance

Word Origin for sustentation

C14: from Latin sustentātio, from sustentāre, frequentative of sustinēre to sustain
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